Heaven and earth have been forever, this body no longer; life is only a hundred years, this day is the most easy to pass.
人情反復，世路崎嶇。
Human feelings over and over again, the road of the world is rugged.
文章做到極處，無有他奇，只是恰好；人品做到極處，無有他異，只是本然。
The article to the extreme, there is no strange, only just is better; character to the extreme, there is no difference between him, but only the nature.
遇沈沈不語之士，且莫輸心；見悻悻自好之人，應須防口。
When you meet silent man, don’t lose your heart; when you see an angry man who does well, you must guard your mouth.
不責人小過，不發人陰私，不念人舊惡。
Do not blame people for small mistakes, do not send people private, do not read people’s past evil.
我有功於人不可念，而過則不可不念。人有恩於我不可忘，而怨則不可不忘。
I don’t care for I have been good for someone, but I very care for my mistake. I don’t forget to someone made merit for me, but I have to forget the complain.
心體光明，暗室有青天；念頭暗昧，白日下有厲鬼。
Body and heart light, dark room in the sky; dark thoughts, evil spirits under the day.
勢利紛華，不近者為潔，近之而不染者為尤潔。智械機巧，不知者為高，知之而不用者為尤高。
Snobbish and luxury, he who is not near there sure be good; and he who is near there and untainted is more good. Artifice and deceitful, he who does not know sure be good, he who knows and does not use is more good.
居逆境中，周身皆針砭藥石，砥節礪行而不覺；處順境中，眼前盡兵刃戈矛，銷膏靡骨而不知。
In adversity, the body is acupuncture medicine stone, whetstone section and unaware; in prosperity, in front of the sword spear, pin paste and rot bone and do not know.
淡薄之士，必為濃艷者所疑。
The light will be suspected by the rich.
涉世無壹段圓活的機趣，便是個木人，處處有礙。
There is no section of life’s pleasure, is a wooden man, obstacles everywhere.
老來疾病都是壯時招得；衰時罪孽都是盛時作得。
Old to disease are strong recruit; all bad evil are in their prosperity.
小處不滲漏，暗處不欺隱，末路不怠荒，才是真正英雄。
No small leakage, dark not deceiving hidden, end of road not idle shortage, that is the real hero.
處世不必邀功，無過便是功；與人不求感德，無怨便是德。
Life not take credit, no fault is better; with people do not feel virtues, no resentment is virtuous.
憂勤是美德，太苦則無以適性怡情；淡泊是高風，太枯則無以濟人利物。
Care attendance is a virtue, but too bitter is not suitable for pleasure; indifference is high wind, but too dry is not benefit for people and things.
為惡而畏人知，惡中猶有善路；為善而急人知，善處既是惡根。
Did evil and fear people know, still the evil should be a good way; did good and anxious people know, that the good will be the root of evil.
蓋世的功勞，當不得壹個矜字；彌天的罪過，當不得壹個悔字。
The world’s credit, there could not a pity word; for mortal crime, there should be no word of repentance.
立身不高壹步立，如塵裏振衣，泥中濯足，如何超達？
If one does not stand tall and stand one step, just like shaking clothes in the dust or washing feet in the mud. How can one reach the goal?
壹苦壹樂相磨練，練極而成福者，其福始久。
A bitter and cheerful phase hone, practice extremely and become a blessing, and the blessing will began for a long time.
若言言悅耳，事事快心，便把此生埋在鴆毒中矣。
If words sweet, everything is fast mind, then this life buried in doves poison.
事窮勢蹙之人，當原其初心；功成行滿之士，要觀其末路。
Things poor potential wall of the people, when its original mind; a successful man should see his end.
處世讓壹步為高，退步即進步的張本。
Let one step in life is high, backward is progress‘ arrange.
恩仇不可太明，明則人起攜貳之誌。
Enmity should not be too bright, too bright will make people have second thoughts.
德者才之主，才者德之奴。
Virtue is the master of talent, talent is the slave of virtue.
事事要留個有余不盡的意思，便是造物不能忌我，鬼神不能損我。
Everything to leave a more than endless meaning, then the creation can not avoid me, ghosts and gods can not hurt me.
醲肥辛甘非真味，真味只是淡。
Stuffed fat and bitter sweet are not true taste, true taste is only light.
害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無， 此戒疏於慮者。
Be careful not to harm others, and be careful not to neglect others.
處世不退壹步處，如飛蛾投燭，羝羊觸藩，如何安樂？
Life does not take a step back, such as moths cast candles, bottle sheep touch fan, how be happy?
居軒冕之中，不可無山林的氣味；處林泉之下，須要懷廊廟的經綸。
Living in the Xuan crown, can not be without the smell of the forest; at the foot of the forest spring, you need to cherish the scripture of the corridor temple.
誌以淡泊明，而節從肥甘喪矣。
Ambition depends indifferent bright, and section from fat lost.
恩裏由來生害，故快意時須早回頭；敗後或反成功，故拂心處切莫放手。
Kindness will be by afterlife harm, so happy must turn back early; after defeat or anti-success, so flick the heart and don’t let go.
無善而致人譽，不如無惡而致人毀。
It is better to bring reputation without good than to bring destruction without evil.
攻人之惡毋太嚴，要思其堪受；教人之善毋過高，當使其可從。
Don’t be too strict with an evil, consider it worthy; teach the good not to be too high, when it can be followed.
君子之心事，天青日白，不可使人不知。
The gentleman’s heart, sky green day white, can not make people don’t know.
圖未就之功，不如保已成之業。
Better work done than work haven’t done.
待小人不難於嚴，而難於不惡；待君子不難於恭，而難於有禮。
Treat the villain is not difficult, and difficult not evil; it is more difficult to be courteous then to be flatter to a gentleman.
事業文章隨身銷毀，而精神萬古如新。
Career and article with destruction, but spirit as old as new.
有才無德，如家無主而奴用事矣，幾何不魍魎猖狂。
Have ability without virtue, such as home without a master and slave to do something, how do ghosts not run rampant.
情欲意識，盡屬妄心消殺得，妄心盡而後真心現。
Lust consciousness belongs to the elimination of unconsciousness, and then end of the unconsciousness and there will be the sincerity.
待人寬壹分是福，利人實利己的根基。
Treating others is a blessing, benefiting others is the foundation of self-interest.
能者勞而俯怨，何如拙者逸而全真。
What is the work of the almighty, when he is bent over, like that of unskilled, when he is all.
悔既往之失，亦要防將來之非。
Regret past mistakes, but also to guard against future mistakes.
功過不宜少混，混則人懷惰隳之心。
The merit and demerit should not be less mixed, mixed people bosom affection look at the heart.
功名富貴逐世轉移，而氣節千載壹時。
Fame and wealth from generation to generation, but integrity of a thousand times.
作人無壹點真懇的念頭，便成個花子，事事皆虛。
As a man without a sincere thought, he becomes a flower, and everything is false.
神奇卓異非至人，至人只是常。
Magical extraordinary not to people, to people just often.
矝高倨傲，無非客氣；降伏則客氣下，而後正氣伸。
Pity high disdainful, nothing more than polite; bow down politely, and then healthy atmosphere stretch.
壹疑壹信相參勘，勘極而成知者，其知始真。
A doubt and a true can be surveyed, and a knowledgeable person can know only true knowledge.
生長富貴從中的，嗜欲如猛火，權勢似烈焰。
Those who grow in wealth are as strong as lust and as powerful as fire.
驚奇喜異者，終無遠大之識；苦節獨行者，要有恒久之操。
Surprise, joy, no great knowledge; he who walks alone on bitter festival should have eternal exercise.
心者修裔之根，未有根不植而葉榮茂者。
The heart of the root, no root does not plant and branches and leaves.
苦心中常得悅心之趣；得意時便生失意之悲。
Painstakingly often get the joy of the heart; while you are happy and could have some unhappiness.
奢者富而不足，何如儉者貧而有余。
What is a rich man without enough, like a poor man enough to spare.
魚網之設，鴻則罹其中；螳螂之貪，雀又乘其後。
Net set, swan goose among them; the mantis’s greed is followed by the finch.
面前的田地要放得寬，使人無不平之嘆；身後的惠澤要流得長，使人有不匱之思。
The field in front of you will be widened so that no one can sign; let benefit flow long after you, let men want not.
君子而詐善，無異小人之肆惡；君子而改節，不若小人之自新。
A gentleman and cheat good, no different than small person’s evil; a gentleman and change section, also no different than small person‘s innovation.
養弟子如養閨女，最要嚴出入，謹交遊。
If raising a disciple is like raising a daughter, the most important thing is to be strict in visiting and making friends.
欲臨死而無貪戀，須向生時事事看得輕。
To die without lust, we must look light on life.
君子欲無得罪於昭昭，先無得罪於冥冥。
The gentleman wants not to offend in the zhaozhao; first did not offend in the underworld.
福莫福於少事，禍莫禍於多心。
No happiness more than in a few things; no disaster more than over sensitive.
尚奇節不如謹庸行。
Like strange is not better than modesty.
寧有求全之毀，不可有過情之譽。
It is better to seek perfection than to have the reputation of love.
糞蟲至穢變為蟬，而飲露於秋風；腐草無光化為熒，而耀采於夏月。
Faecal worm to toureze into cicada, and drink dew in the autumn wind; rotting grass dissolve into fluorescent, and flash in the summer months.
氣象要高曠，而不可疏狂。
The weather should be high and open, but not lax.
風來疏竹，風過而竹不留聲；雁度寒潭，雁去而潭不留影。
Wind to sparse bamboo, wind and bamboo leaves no sound; wild goose degrees cold lake, and the lake does not leave a picture.
清能有容，仁能善斷，明不傷察，直不過矯，是蜜餞不甜，海味不鹹，才是懿德。
Clean can have good face, benevolence can have good decide, clever does not hurt observation, straight but correct, is that candied fruit is not sweet, seafood is not salty, is wonderful virtue.
事來而心始現，事去而心隨空。
Things come and thought carefully, use things gone and does not mind.
不可不知有生之樂，亦不可不懷虛生之憂。
We must know the joy of life, also must not cherish the worry of empty life.
天扼我以遇，吾享吾道以通之。
God met me, and I found my way to enjoy it.
君子之才華，玉韞珠藏，不可使人易知。
The talent of a gentleman, like jade and pearl hidden, do not easy let people know.
處治世宜方，處亂世當圓，處叔季之世當方圓並用。
When in good times appropriate for square; when in the trouble times appropriate for circle, while in the Qiuji times you have be square and circle.
行不去，須知退壹步之法；行得去，務加讓三分之功。
Do not go, notice step back; if you can go, you need to get three points.
寧謝紛華而甘淡泊，遺個清名在乾坤。
He who prefers to light rather than luxury, left a clear name in the universe.
閑中不放過，忙中有受用。
Idle not let go, busy have benefit.
禍不可避，去殺機以為遠禍之方。
There is no escape from misfortune, but to kill is the best way.
盡得世間之常道，才堪論出世。
Only by attaining the common way of the world, can one be born.
開萬善之門，無如寸心挹損。
Open the door of all good, even the heart has damage.
此心常放得寬平，天下自無險側之人情。
This heart often put wide flat, the world should be no from the danger side of the human feeling.
受享毋逾分外，修持毋減分中。
Enjoy without exceeding the mark, no reduction in grade.
當是非邪正之交，不可少遷就，少遷就則失從違之正。
When the friendship between right and wrong, not less accommodation, less accommodation will be lost from the violation of right.
君子居常嗜好，不可太濃艷，亦不宜太枯寂。
A gentleman’s home hobby, not too colourful, also should not be too dry and lonely.
天地不可壹日無和氣，人心不可壹日無喜神。
Heaven and earth should not be without harmony, people should not be without joy.
檢飭之人，多為放肆者所忌。
Inspection of the people, more for unbridled avoid.
毋借公論以快私情。
Do not use public opinion to promote private affairs.
遍閱人情，始知疏狂之足貴；備嘗世味，方知淡泊之為真。
弛得塵俗之肩，方可挑聖賢之擔。
The shoulder of the dust, can pick the load of the sage.
氣和暖心之人，其福亦厚，其澤亦長。
Harmony and warm heart of the people, that blessing is thick, that benefit is long.
遇朋友交遊之失，宜剴切不宜優遊。
In case of loss of friends, it is advisable to cut rather than keep company.
寵利毋居人前，德業毋落人後。
Favour is not in front of others, and virtue is not behind others.
棲守道德者，寂寞壹時；依阿權勢者，淒涼萬古。
Obey morality, lonely at moment; depends a power, desolate of ages.
值利害得失之會，不可太分明，太分明則起趨避之私。
The value of the gains and losses will not be too clear, too clear is to avoid the private.
寧受壹時之寂寞，毋取萬古之淒涼。
Better a moment of loneliness than an eternity of desolation.
思立掀天揭地的事功，須向薄冰上履過。
If you want to make a great achievements, you have to overcome on thin ice.
紛擾固溺誌之場，而枯寂亦槁心之地。
Disturbing will make your mind worry, and dry also let your heart die.
纖塵不染，方解開地網天羅。
Spotless, so can unlock tight encirclement.
完名美節，不宜獨任，分些與人，可以遠害全身。
The beauty festival, should not be alone, some with others, can far harm the whole body.
若業必求滿，功必求盈者，不生內變，必招外憂。
If the work will be full, the work will be surplus, not internal change, will attract external worry.